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Doug Ellis

Technical Director
IBM
Landsdale, PA

 

Tech guys often get a bad rap. But Doug Ellis, Technical Director for IBM, is no gizmo-pusher.

“Today, I use my accounting/business background to help companies determine their technology needs,” he says. “I work with them to find their best solution from both a technology and a business standpoint.”

His background in accounting (he has CPA certification and has worked with Fortune 500 companies on financial issues) helps prove to clients that he knows what he’s talking about. “Being a CPA gives you an instant credibility card,” he says.

And while some of his clients may think a credibility card is something that plugs into your laptop, all of them know that Doug’s advice is worth listening to.

“I love finding solutions to people’s problems with technology,” he says. “There’s nothing like providing a solution that can be cost justified for a win-win relationship with a client.”

Clients tend to like new ideas that make their business run more smoothly while paying for themselves. And thanks to Doug, they know just where to get them.

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